Improvement in corners for vehicle-bodies



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Corners for Vehicle Bodies.

Patented June 22, 1875.-

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' STEPHEN AOKER AND NELSON L. ROBINSON, OF BATOHELLERVILLE, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORNERS FOR VEHICLE-BODIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,703, dated J ure22, 1875; application filed April 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN ACKER and NELsoN L. ROBINSON, ofBatchellerville, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, haveinvented a new and valuable Improveent in Metal Oorner for Vehicle orSleigh Bodies; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked there-Oll.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a perspective view of myinvention, shown as connecting the side pieces of a vehicle orcarriagebody. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the metal corner.

This invention has'relation to metal corners or joints for vehicle andsleighbodies or boxes; and consists in a metal corner, having dovetailgrooves and V-shape ribs in the grooves, so that when the wooden side isinserted the rib will embed itself therein, and preserve the joint fromany shrinkage that might take place.

In the accompanying drawings, A is designed to 'represent my improvedcorner cast, or otherwise formed, of metal with dovetail grooves a a andV-shape ribs 1) b, running its entire length, and at the lower end aflat plate, 0, having a suitable opening, 01, by which the bottom of thebox or body and frame may be bolted together. B B represent the piecescomposing the hind corner of a vehicle or sleigh body, the ends of thesame being dovetailed, as shown at 0. These ends are inserted at theupper end of the metal corner into the correspondingly formed grooves aa, after which they are driven down to their place,

the Vshape ribs 1) b embedding themselves in the sides of the dovetailprojections e c, and preserving the joint from any shrinkage that mighttake place. A perfect joint is thereby formed, and at a very triflingcost, possessing great durability and strength, and entirely dispensingwith the use of screw-fastenin gs.

The corner, if desired, may be of any suitable shape or configuration,and ornamented upon its exterior.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The metal corner A, with dovetail grooves a a, and ribs 1) b,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN AOKER.

NELSON L. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

FALKNER E. NoYEs, CHAS. WAIT.

